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Wisdom Arerosuoghene
August 18, 2018
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Open Source - Another Perspective
An exposition on how developers of all levels can and should engage with Open Source
Wisdom Arerosuoghene
August 18, 2018
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Transcript
Open Source Another Perspective
Let’s clear the air My name is Wisdom Arrrrrrr (forget
it) You can find me almost everywhere at @itswisdomagain
What people think Common conceptions and misconceptions about Open Source
Myth 1 Open Source is only for “World Class” Developers
Myth 2 There’s no reward (read: pay) in Open Source
Myth 3 You can become “World Class” without Contributing to
Open Source
Open Source A different way to approach
1. Read to Learn Your first foray into Open Source
need not be to make a mighty contribution.
“ When writing code, you ask questions (Stack Overflow, anyone?)
When you read others’ codes, you know which questions you’re not asking
2. Improve what you can See something not done properly?
Typo error? Poor choice of variable names? MAKE IT BETTER!
“ Contributing to an Open Source project? Remember: Your approach
doesn’t have to be perfect. It just have to be better than what currently is.
3. Don’t be stingy Find yourself reusing some code you
wrote across multiple projects? It’s time to make it Open Source
“ Starting an Open Source project? Remember: Done is better
than Perfect. If every project was perfect at launch, there’d be no Version 2s
4. Write about it Let others know you came up
with a better way. They’ll either use it or improve it or both or none or more.
“ In today's environment, hoarding knowledge ultimately erodes your power.
If you know something very important, the way to get power is by actually sharing it ― Joseph L. Badaracco Professor of Business ethics at Harvard Business School
Finally... If you must take home only 1 point, this
what that point should be
“ Unless you try to do something beyond what you
have already mastered, you will never grow - Ronald E. Osborn
Thanks! ANY QUESTIONS? You can find me almost everywhere at
@itswisdomagain